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... cancer requires bold new public policies that promote cancer prevention, early detection of cancer, and expand access to quality, affordable health care. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Mainers impacted by cancer and their leadership is vital to defeating this disease. In ... Action Network (ACS CAN) will work with the Maine Legislature on legislative and regulatory efforts that provide affordable, adequate access to health insurance and enact prevention and cessation policies that help people who use tobacco products quit and deter kids from ...

... Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) shows strong support among Kansas registered voters for increasing and protecting access to affordable health coverage, including 72% in favor of expanding KanCare, the state’s Medicaid program, and 46% who strongly support it. Support for ... and Republicans (56%) supporting expansion. The poll also found nearly 9 in 10 registered voters (87%) in Kansas say a candidate’s position on health care is important to them when deciding who to vote for, including 40% who say a candidate’s position is very important to them. Supermajorities ...

... shows that registered voters in Pennsylvania strongly agree that the state should accept federal funds that are available to broaden access to health coverage through Medicaid. By a margin of 65 percent to 25 percent, Pennsylvania voters support such a move, which would provide more 520,000 low-income Pennsylvanians with access to lifesaving preventive care and treatments for cancer and other serious diseases. The poll, conducted by a bipartisan pair of polling firms, Perry Undem and GS Strategy ... to no less than 90 percent of the costs. “Pennsylvania has an opportunity to provide thousands of currently uninsured people with lifesaving health coverage through Medicaid, and public sentiment is decidedly in favor of using available federal dollars to pay for it,” said Diane ...

... requires bold public policy solutions that promote cancer prevention, increase early detection of cancer, expand access to quality, affordable health care, reduce disparities, and advance health equity. Lawmakers make many decisions that impact the lives of Washington residents impacted by cancer, and their leadership is ...